Chester F. Barnett Chester F. Barnett of Fort Scott, Kan. Died Wednesday, March 12, 2008,
after an extended illness. He was 89.
Chester was born April 6, 1918, in Joplin, Mo., to Evan and Capitola
(Metsker) Barnett. He lived all his life in Ottawa County, grew up in the
Douthitt, Picher area and was a resident of Miami before he moved to
Fort Scott in May, 2007.
During World War 2, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at the age of
16 and served in Phoenix, Ariz. During that time he took up boxing and won
many Golden Glove tournaments in Arizona and locally.
He worked for Eagle-Picher Mining for 43 years and the EP Boron Plant in
Quapaw until retiring in 1978. He also worked part-time for Bomford-Couch
Insurance Agency for 23 years before retiring at age 86. He was a member
of the Cardin Baptist Church. He was a perpetual member of the
Masonic Lodge for 66 years. |
